Previous conference - SCCS 2009
The 2009 Student Conference on Conservation Science was the largest since the conference began ten years ago, with over 200 student delegates from 69 countries. There is no doubt that the popularity of the conference was a result of the stimulating atmosphere generated by a varied programme that included high quality presentations, workshops, networking and social events.
SCCS 2009 included 30 talks and 98 posters contributed by research students and four plenary lectures by distinguished senior scientists and conservation practitioners. The conference was opened by Professor Malcolm Burrows (Zoology Department, University of Cambridge). Plenary lectures were given by Professor Callum Roberts (University of York, UK), Professor Claire Kremen (University of California at Berkeley, USA), Professor Kingsley Dixon (Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, WA, Australia) and Michael McCarthy (The Independent newspaper, UK). All the plenary speakers gave inspiring talks on important conservation issues, encouraging debate and discussion throughout the three days of the conference and probably beyond! Equally impressive were the talks and posters presented by the student delegates, which gave an insight into the dedication and talent that is driving forward conservation science. Twenty-eight conservation organizations attended the 'Who's Who in Conservation' session and we received extremely positive responses to the workshops.
To celebrate our tenth anniversary, ten delgates from previous conferences in the series returned to chair student sessions and to give presentation on the lessons they had learned on forging careers in conservation. They were Mija Andriamarovololona (Madagascar), Jonathan Baillie (Canada), Shonil Bhagwat (India), Mar Cabeza (Spain), Wendy Foden (South Africa), Julia Jones (UK), Aaron Lobo (India), Mark Otieno (Kenya), Ana Rodrigues (Portugal) and Bob Smith (UK).
The full conference report is available to read here.
Be sure to check out the Prize Winners and Interns from the 2009 conference.
A selection of photographs from SCCS 2009
